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Bracelet with engraved gem depicting a female head wearing earrings and a necklace

late 4th–3rd century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueGold, rock crystal
DimensionsLegacy dimension: .055 x .049
Credit LineGift of a "class of young ladies"
Accession number87.60
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceBy date unknown: found near Smyrna by Telemachus Thomas Timayenis (b. 1853 - d. 1918), Boston; sold by T. T. Timayenis to "a class of young ladies"; June 24, 1887:gift to MFA by a class of young ladies, through Miss Bessie Andrew Talbot
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